Welcome to Alajuela

Alajuela is the capital of the province with the same name, which is he second important of the country.The Juan Santamaría-Airport (the main airport of the capital San José) is only 3 km away from Alajuela.Juan Santamaría, the national hero of Costa Rica, who fought successfully against the American army commanded by William Walker, was born in Alajuela in the year 1831, therefore the city doesn't miss the absence neither of a Juan Santamaría-museum nor a Juan Santamaría-statue on the main square.

Note: all distances are as the crow flies. Especially for shorter distances overland, there might be considerable deviations from the actual distances in kilometers/miles on the road.

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Things to see ...

When you stay in Alajuela, don´t miss to visit the area of the mighty volcanoes Poás (2.704 meters/8.871 feet) and Arenal (1.633 meters/5358 feet), the waterfalls of the Celeste River, the sculptures, and figures (elephants, monkeys riding bicycles, helicopters, more things and animals) that have been shaped out of cypress trees in the Zarcero Park, the Venado Caves and the east side of the Lake Arenal.

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